Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-26
THE MYS cry.
More Developements-.-AnA Analysis Proves IN
Blood TO be that ola Euman Being.


The interest in the murder mystery
of the preceding day continued
during yesterday. The central object of
interest was the recovery of the supposed
victim of the tragedy. Early in the morn
ing a report was circulated that the body of
a man had been found in a barn in the
northern part of the city. An investiga-
ton proved it, however to be ground
less Most of the disreputable
houses were visited in the
hopes of gaining a clue to the persons who
were out late on that night The hack
barns were all inspected. The driver of
No. 2, Baughman and Freeman's hack
said that his was the hack that Mr. Ro-
chelle saw early in the evening at the boat
house. He also says that he
knows absolutely nothing about
the affair and that he saw
none of the evidences OF a crime dis
covered at the place the next morning.
1t appears, too quite evident that there
was man in the city by the name of
Gordon Lyman, as an employe of the post
Office said that he had seen letters address
ed TO that name. The letters, he added,
were according to his recollection always
addressed with type writer, but he could
say TO what part of the city they
were addressed or where posted.
Yesterday morning an old gentleman by
the name of Graves came into the sheriff's
Office and said that he wanted to inspect
the articles found to see if he could recog-
nize among them any thing belonging to
his son, whom he said had disappeared
from home Monday night.
Some believe that 6. Raymond, an ap-
pie dealer of Chetopa, is the victim. He
was in the city Wednesdae; started for
home, but it is thought was
too late to reach the train
before it'started and has not been seen in
the city since. The hat, however, could
not be recognized by the Occidental clerk
as that worn by Mr.. Raymond.
The result of the examination of the
blood, has been anxiously looked for. DIR.
Shuts returned last evening from ST
Louis and Immediately commenced an
analysis and microscopic examination.
He was thus engaged when visited
at his office last night, and
when spoken to regarding the
matter he called the attention of the re-
porter to the ditferentiating points be-
tween the blood of a human being and
that of land fowl. First the blood of a
human being differs from nearly all other
animals in the fact that the discs are of
uniform size, of uniform roundness, and
and convex on both sides. Being viewed
by the aid of a microscope light IS
transmitted through the centre of the
blood disc showing light spot in the cen
ter and gently blending to the edges. The
corpuscles or discs of fowl are larger and
oblong, almost twice as long as wide; with
a dark nucleus III the center. In no wise
does the blood of fowl resemble that Of
the mamalia The only blood corpuscles
that resembles that OF the human being are
those of guinea pig, and they only IN
size and uniform roundneSS.
They can be readily distinguished being
of darker hue, denser in structure and
devoid of the transparent spot in the cen
ter It is without doubt blood rs it
answers to all the chemical tests of blood,
the one l made being with guacum and
peroxide of hydrogen. Now if you viii
look through this microscope you can
easily tell for yourself if it
be the blood of q human being Or
or FOWL LOOKING through the glass
number of uniformly round discs with the
light spot in the center were seen. 1T
shows very clearly, you see, that the blood
is that of human being and such is my
opinion"
The Doctor says he intends to color the
blood corpuscles so that they can be more
plainly seen; also to prepare the blood of a
chicken and exhibit the two specimens to-
day to any one who may have curiosity
enough to compare them and note the diff
ference.